“What’s this series called?” I asked.“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” my daughter informed me. “It was, like, a nineties thing. Didn’t you watch it?”No, I did not, and now I was hooked. There were seven seasons. I stayed up late to watch them all. Pretty soon, I’d watched more episodes than my kids had, and I’d breathlessly ask them early the next morning, “Did you see that episode where Tara’s hick family comes to town?” My kids would blink at me sleepily and shake their heads. It was so clear what they were thinking, which was some version of, Damn, Mom, you need a life in the worst way.
Part of the brilliance of Primeval was that the huge boss-fight was the next-to-last episode of the season. Part of why I ultimately forgive Joss is this kind of genius. No one had ever pulled off such a stunt before. (And, of course Hush and Once More With Feeling.) The latter, the musical episode, stands high for me -- for one thing, all Whedon knew about music he'd taught himself the summer before when he learned guitar on his own.
But I have to list the very last episode, the *SERIES* ender, Chosen, as possibly my favorite. The look in SMG's eyes when she's asked, "What will you do now," and she realizes she is free. And then the speech about awakening ALL of the potentials, and the montage of women who suddenly discover they have the power.
And Robert Duncan's music. I can't here that Celtic battle cry w/o being reduced to tears, every goddamned time. (I'm so fucking maudlin ... ) The only fan letter I ever wrote -- and Duncan wrote back!
Part of the brilliance of Primeval was that the huge boss-fight was the next-to-last episode of the season. Part of why I ultimately forgive Joss is this kind of genius. No one had ever pulled off such a stunt before. (And, of course Hush and Once More With Feeling.) The latter, the musical episode, stands high for me -- for one thing, all Whedon knew about music he'd taught himself the summer before when he learned guitar on his own.
But I have to list the very last episode, the *SERIES* ender, Chosen, as possibly my favorite. The look in SMG's eyes when she's asked, "What will you do now," and she realizes she is free. And then the speech about awakening ALL of the potentials, and the montage of women who suddenly discover they have the power.
And Robert Duncan's music. I can't here that Celtic battle cry w/o being reduced to tears, every goddamned time. (I'm so fucking maudlin ... ) The only fan letter I ever wrote -- and Duncan wrote back!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqiiP6NJkh4